Branfil Primary School

Havering · RM14 2LW

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 533 pupils, 9.8% FSM

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Branfil Primary School

General Information

Address: Cedar Avenue, Upminster, RM14 2LW – View on map
Phone: 01708225186
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Nicole Gunthorpe
Age range: 4-11 years
Furthest place offered from (Sept 2025 entry): 4.79 km away From the council's own Sept 2025 admissions data - not a fixed catchment boundary, and no guarantee for future years, since it shifts with demand each year.
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 66 families put it first for 60 places – 11 for every 10 places. 88% of them were offered a place. 6 of the 60 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 9 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

533 pupils out of 600 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 52
% eligible for free school meals: 9.8%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (less mixed than the Havering average)
English as an additional language: 16% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.8% a year (Havering 14.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 38% moved to another school, 62% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data 2024/25

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Havering: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Havering, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 31 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 30 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Havering average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 63% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 82% · Writing 73% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 80%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
Based on: 90 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHavering averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Havering average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 30th of 49 junior and primary schools in the area

=28Towers Junior School66%
=30Benhurst Primary School63%
=30Branfil Primary School63%
=30Harold Court Primary School63%
=30St Ursula's Catholic Primary School63%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Scotts Primary School90%
#2Nelmes Primary School89%
#3Upminster Junior School88%
=4Hacton Primary School83%
=4St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#6Concordia Academy81%
=7Crowlands Primary School80%
=7La Salette Catholic Primary School80%
=9Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School77%
=9Drapers' Maylands Primary School77%
=11Brady Primary School76%
=11Scargill Junior School76%
=11Squirrels Heath Primary School76%
=14Ardleigh Green Junior School75%
=14Gidea Park Primary School75%
=14St Joseph's Catholic Primary School75%
=14St Patrick's Catholic Primary School75%
=14Suttons Primary School75%
#19Parklands Primary School72%
#20Harrow Lodge Primary School70%
#21Whybridge Junior School69%
=22Oasis Academy Pinewood68%
=22St Mary's Catholic Primary School68%
=22St Peter's Catholic Primary School68%
=25Engayne Primary School67%
=25The James Oglethorpe Primary School67%
=25The Mawney Foundation School67%
=28Clockhouse Primary School66%
=28Towers Junior School66%
=30Benhurst Primary School63%
=30Branfil Primary School63%
=30Harold Court Primary School63%
=30St Ursula's Catholic Primary School63%
#34Hylands Primary School62%
#35Hilldene Primary School61%
#36Newtons Primary School59%
=37Rainham Village Primary School58%
=37St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School58%
#39Langtons Junior Academy55%
=40Elm Park Primary School52%
=40Harold Wood Primary School52%
=42Broadford Primary School49%
=42Crownfield Junior School49%
=44Drapers' Brookside Junior School47%
=44Parsonage Farm Primary School47%
=44R J Mitchell Primary School47%
#47Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School46%
=48Mead Primary School40%
=48Rise Park Junior School40%

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6th of 29 primary schools in Havering for Ofsted rating

#4Scotts Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Brady Primary SchoolGood
#6Branfil Primary SchoolGood
#7Broadford Primary SchoolGood
#8Crowlands Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Clockhouse Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Concordia AcademyOutstanding
#3Harrow Lodge Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Scotts Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Brady Primary SchoolGood
#6Branfil Primary SchoolGood
#7Broadford Primary SchoolGood
#8Crowlands Primary SchoolGood
#9Dame Tipping Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Engayne Primary SchoolGood
#11Gidea Park Primary SchoolGood
#12Harold Court Primary SchoolGood
#13Harold Wood Primary SchoolGood
#14Hylands Primary SchoolGood
#15La Salette Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16Mead Primary SchoolGood
#17Newtons Primary SchoolGood
#18Oasis Academy PinewoodGood
#19Parklands Primary SchoolGood
#20Rainham Village Primary SchoolGood
#21Squirrels Heath Primary SchoolGood
#22St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#24St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#26St Ursula's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#27Suttons Primary SchoolGood
#28The James Oglethorpe Primary SchoolGood
#29The Mawney Foundation SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,731 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

32nd of 39 primary schools in Havering for spending per pupil

#30St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,756
#31Harrow Lodge Primary School£6,753
#32Branfil Primary School£6,731
#33Parklands Primary School£6,704
#34St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,425

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1R J Mitchell Primary School£16,408
#2Elm Park Primary School£9,354
#3Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School£9,019
#4Broadford Primary School£8,179
#5Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School£7,968
#6St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,927
#7Newtons Primary School£7,779
#8Clockhouse Primary School£7,735
#9The James Oglethorpe Primary School£7,563
#10Parsonage Farm Primary School£7,536
#11Rainham Village Primary School£7,492
#12Drapers' Maylands Primary School£7,488
#13St Alban's Catholic Primary School£7,417
#14Hilldene Primary School£7,399
#15St Ursula's Catholic Primary School£7,395
#16La Salette Catholic Primary School£7,329
#17Suttons Primary School£7,234
#18The Mawney Foundation School£7,148
#19Brady Primary School£7,116
#20St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,088
#21Harold Court Primary School£7,035
#22Crowlands Primary School£7,031
#23Hylands Primary School£6,986
#24St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,969
#25Harold Wood Primary School£6,916
#26Squirrels Heath Primary School£6,900
#27Oasis Academy Pinewood£6,872
#28Nelmes Primary School£6,862
#29Hacton Primary School£6,859
#30St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,756
#31Harrow Lodge Primary School£6,753
#32Branfil Primary School£6,731
#33Parklands Primary School£6,704
#34St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,425
#35Scotts Primary School£6,423
#36Engayne Primary School£6,247
#37Gidea Park Primary School£6,169
#38Benhurst Primary School£6,117
#39Concordia Academy£5,855

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